Mentoring Services by the numbers

LSS Mentoring Services asks volunteers for one hour a week for one school year. But what does that mean when you add it all up? In short – it makes a difference. Below is an overview of LSS Mentoring Services by the numbers.

There are 1500 adult volunteers who mentor each year.

Even though we ask for a one year commitment, our average mentor volunteers for 3.5 years.

Mentors are volunteering at 68 different schools in the Sioux Falls area.

There are 88 volunteers who have mentored for over 10 years – some of them following the same student from early elementary years into high school.

Our mentors work for 185 different businesses.

If mentors were paid for their volunteerism, their impact on local students would total $945,000 annually.

The youngest mentors are 18 year-old college freshman and our oldest mentor will turn 92later this month. When we asked last summer if he planned to continue mentoring a middle school boy he replied, “if he still wants me there, I will be there.”

USucceed, our new mentoring program for high school students, currently has 52 mentors.

When students were asked if they were satisfied with their mentor, 98%responded positively.

On average, grade point averages for mentored students has gone up .8 points over the course of their mentor relationship.

There are hundredsof Sioux Falls area students on the waiting list for a mentor.

Do you have 60minutes a week to help support and encourage a child? Contact us if you are interested in learning more, or apply today.

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